Pradeep Shakthi (25 July 1954 – 20 February 2016) was an Indian Telugu actor, director and businessman. Pradeep Shakthi, born as Raja Vasireddy, was from the

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district of

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. He was introduced to Telugu cinema by director

Vamsy Vamsy is an Indian film director, screenwriter and music director known for his works in Telugu cinema. In 1985, he received the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu, National Film Award for ''Sitaara''. Vamsy has his own styl ...

in the film ''

Aalaapana Vamsy is an Indian film director, screenwriter and music director known for his works in Telugu cinema. In 1985, he received the National Film Award for ''Sitaara''. Vamsy has his own style of making the movie with art like the director Bap ...

'' (1985). He acted in many Telugu and Tamil films in negative roles. He directed a politically controversial film, ''1990 Kaliyuga Viswamithra'' (1989). He migrated to the US in 1993 and settled in

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, New York, where he became a full-time restaurateur.

Filmography

Actor

; Telugu * '' Pantulamma'' (1977) *''

Maa Bhoomi ''Maa Bhoomi'' () is a 1979 Indian Telugu-language social problem film directed by Goutam Ghose in his debut. The film is produced by B. Narsing Rao, who also wrote the film with Goutam Ghose. The film is based on the novel ''Jab Khet Jage'' by K ...

''(1979) * ''

'' (1985) * ''

Ladies Tailor ''Ladies Tailor'' is a 1986 Indian Telugu-language comedy film, produced by K. Sarada Devi under the Sri Sravanthi Movies banner, presented by Sravanthi Ravi Kishore and written and directed by Vamsy. It stars Rajendra Prasad and Archana, with ...

'' (1985) * ''

Lawyer Suhasini ''Lawyer Suhasini'' is a 1987 Telugu-language legal drama film, produced by D. S. Prasad under the Jaya Krishna Combines banner and directed by Vamsy. It stars Bhanu Chander, Suhasini and Rajendra Prasad , with music composed by S. P. Balasubr ...

'' (1987) * '' Bazaar Rowdy'' (1988) * ''

Janaki Ramudu ''Janaki Ramudu'' is a 1988 Indian Telugu-language film directed by K. Raghavendra Rao and produced by K. Murari under Yuva Chitra Arts. The film stars Nagarjuna, Vijayashanti and Jeevitha, with music composed by K. V. Mahadevan. It was dubb ...

'' (1988) * ''

Aakhari Poratam ''Aakhari Poratam'' () is a 1988 Indian Telugu-language action film produced by C. Ashwini Dutt under the Vyjayanthi Movies banner and directed by K. Raghavendra Rao. It stars Nagarjuna, Sridevi with music composed by Ilaiyaraaja. Based on the ...

'' (1988) * ''

Raktha Tilakam ''Raktha Tilakam'' () is a 1988 Indian Telugu-language action film directed by B. Gopal and produced by K. Ashok Kumar under the Sri Usha Art Productions banner. It stars Venkatesh and Amala , with music composed by Chakravarthy. The film was ...

'' (1988) * ''

Two Town Rowdy ''Two Town Rowdy'' is a 1989 Telugu-language action film produced by C. Venkat Raju and B. Sivaraju under the Sri Vijaya Lakshmi Productions banner and directed by Dasari Narayana Rao. It stars Venkatesh and Radha , with music composed by Ra ...

'' (1989) * ''

Donga Kollu ''Donga Kollu'' () is a 1988 Telugu-language comedy film, produced by Gutta Madhusudana Rao under the M. R. C. Movie Creations banner and directed by Vijaya Bapineedu. It stars Rajendra Prasad and Sumalatha, with music composed by Vasu Rao. The ...

'' (1988) * ''

Marana Mrudangam ''Marana Mrudangam'' () is a 1988 Indian Telugu-language action crime film, produced by K. S. Rama Rao under the Creative Commercials banner and directed by A. Kodandarami Reddy. It stars Chiranjeevi, Radha, Suhasini and K. Naga Babu , with m ...

'' (1988) * ''

Indrudu Chandrudu ''Indrudu Chandrudu'' is a 1989 Indian Telugu-language black comedy film directed by Suresh Krissna and produced by D. Ramanaidu, starring Kamal Haasan, Vijayashanti and Charan Raj. It was released on 24 November 1989. The film is based on the ...

'' (1989) * ''

Chettu Kinda Pleader ''Chettu Kinda Pleader'' () is a 1989 Indian Telugu-language comedy thriller film directed by Vamsy. It stars Rajendra Prasad, Kinnera, Urvashi. The film was produced by Nandigam Surya Ravindra under the Siri Cine Chitra banner. The music was co ...

'' (1989) * ''

Simha Swapnam ''Simha Swapnam'' () is a 1989 Indian Telugu-language crime film, produced by V. B. Rajendra Prasad under the Jagapathi Art Pictures banner and directed by V. Madhusudhana Rao. It stars Krishnam Raju, Jayasudha, Jagapathi Babu, Vani Viswanath ...

'' (1989) * '' Prema'' (1989) * ''Vinta Dongalu'' (1989) * '' Rajakeeya Chadarangam'' (1989) * ''

Koduku Diddina Kapuram ''Koduku Diddina Kapuram'' () is a 1989 Telugu-language action drama film, produced and directed by Krishna under his Padmalaya Studios banner. It stars Krishna, Vijayashanti, Mahesh Babu and music composed by Raj–Koti. Mahesh Babu played a d ...

'' (1989) * ''

Ashoka Chakravarthy ''Ashoka Chakravarthy'' is a 1989 Telugu-language action film produced by Smt. Kaaja Venkataravamma under the Sri Venkateswara Art Productions banner and directed by S. S. Ravi Chandra. It stars Nandamuri Balakrishna, Bhanupriya and music comp ...

'' (1989) * ''

Bobbili Raja ''Bobbili Raja'' ( or ) is a 1990 Indian Telugu-language romantic action film co-written and directed by B. Gopal. Produced by D. Suresh under his banner Suresh Productions, it stars Venkatesh and Divya Bharti (in her Telugu debut) whil ...

'' (1990) * ''

Chinnari Muddula Papa ''Chinnari Muddula Papa'' ( ''Cute Lovely Baby'') is a 1990 Indian Telugu-language drama film produced by Vadde Ramesh under the Nalini Cini Creations banner and directed by Vaasi Reddy. It stars Jagapathi Babu, Sudhakar, Sivaji Raja, Kaveri an ...

'' (1990) * ''

Neti Siddhartha ''Neti Siddhartha'', also known by its alternative title ''Siddhartha'', is a 1990 Telugu-language action film produced and directed by Kranthi Kumar under the Kranthi Chitra banner. It stars Nagarjuna, Krishnam Raju, Shobana and Ayesha Jhulka ...

'' (1990) * '' Aggiramudu'' (1990) * ''

April 1 Vidudala ''April 1 Vidudala'' () is a 1991 Indian Telugu-language comedy drama film written and directed by Vamsy. An adaptation of the novel ''Harischandrudu Abaddhamaadithe,'' the film stars Rajendra Prasad and Shobana while Mallikarjuna Rao, Rallapa ...

'' (1991) * ''Shri Edukondalu Swamy'' (1991) as

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* ''

Chitram Bhalare Vichitram ''Chitram! Bhalare Vichitram!!'' a 1991 Indian Telugu-language comedy film directed by P. N. Ramachandra Rao. It features an ensemble cast consisting of Naresh, Rajeevi, Subhalekha Sudhakar, Tulasi, Brahmanandam, Bindu Gosh, Maharshi Raghava, J ...

'' (1992) * ''Brahma'' (1992) * '' Chakravyuham'' (1992) * ''

Parugo Parugu ''Parugo Parugu'' () is a 1994 Indian Telugu language, Telugu-language comedy film, produced by Sudhakar (actor), Sudhakar under the Satyadev Movie Makers banner and directed by Relangi Narasimha Rao. It stars Rajendra Prasad (actor), Rajendra P ...

'' (1994) * ''

Anna Anna may refer to: People Surname and given name * Anna (name) Mononym * Anna the Prophetess, in the Gospel of Luke * Anna (wife of Artabasdos) (fl. 715–773) * Anna (daughter of Boris I) (9th–10th century) * Anna (Anisia) (fl. 1218 to 1221) ...

'' (1994) * ''

Chintakayala Ravi ''Chintakayala Ravi'' is a 2008 Telugu-language romantic comedy film produced by Nallamalupu Bujji and directed by Yogi. The cross over cinema, starring Venkatesh, Anushka Shetty, Mamta Mohandas in lead roles and Venu Thottempudi in a supporti ...

'' (2008) * ''

Gopi Gopika Godavari ''Gopi Gopika Godavari'' is a 2009 Indian Telugu-language film released on 10 July 2009. The film, starring Venu Thottempudi, Kamalinee Mukherjee, Krishna Bhagavan and Sana, was directed by Vamsy. Plot Gopi and Gopika, who have never met ea ...

'' (2009) * ''

Chinna Cinema ''Chinna Cinema'' () is a 2013 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy film by Ajay Kambhampati as his directorial debut, and starring Arjun Kalyan, Komal Jha, Ravi Varma, Pradeep Shakti, L.B. Sriram, Surya, and Dr. M. Balayya with music by ...

'' (2013) * ''

Subramanyam for Sale ''Subramanyam For Sale'' is a 2015 Telugu-language action romantic comedy film written and directed by Harish Shankar, produced by Dil Raju on Sri Venkateswara Creations banner. The film stars Sai Dharam Tej, Regina Cassandra, and Adah Sharma . ...

'' (2015) ;Tamil * ''

Nayakan ''Nayakan'' (; ) is a 1987 Indian Tamil-language gangster film written and directed by Mani Ratnam. Produced by Muktha Srinivasan, the film stars Kamal Haasan, Saranya (in her feature debut) and Karthika, with Janagaraj, Vijayan, M. V. Vasu ...

'' (1987) * '' Jeeva'' (1988) * ''

Kaliyugam ''Kaliyugam'' is a 1973 Indian Malayalam film, directed by K. S. Sethumadhavan and produced by M. O. Joseph. The film stars Sudheer, Bahadoor, Jayabharathi, KPAC Lalitha, Adoor Bhasi and Muthukulam Raghavan Pillai in the lead roles. The fil ...

'' (1988) * '' Sathya'' (1988) * '' Pen Puthi Mun Puthi'' (1988) * '' Rajadhi Raja'' (1989) * ''

Aadi Velli ''Aadi Velli'' is a 1990 Indian Tamil-language film directed by Rama Narayanan and produced by N.Radha, starring Seetha and Nizhalgal Ravi. The film was remade in Kannada as ''Durgasthami''. Plot Aadi Velli (a Friday on one of the months as ...

'' (1990) * ''

Idhaya Thamarai ''Idhaya Thamarai'' () is a 1990 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film, directed by K. Rajeshwar, starring Karthik and Revathi. The film, produced by M. Veda had musical score by Shankar–Ganesh and was released on 14 January 1990. Plot ...

'' (1990) * ''

Maruthu Pandi ''Maruthu Pandi'' is a 1990 Indian Tamil language action drama film directed by Manoj Kumar. The film stars Ramki, Seetha and Nirosha, with Nassar, S. S. Chandran, Senthil, Kovai Sarala, Raghavi and Pradeep Shakthi playing supporting roles. The ...

'' (1990) * ''

Michael Madana Kama Rajan ''Michael Madana Kama Rajan'' is a 1990 Indian Tamil-language comedy film directed by Singeetam Srinivasa Rao and written by Kamal Haasan, with Crazy Mohan penning the dialogues. The film stars Haasan in four roles alongside Urvasi, Rupini an ...

'' (1990) * ''

Bramma ''Bramma'' is a 1991 Indian Tamil language crime thriller film directed by K. Subash and produced by M. Ramanathan. The film stars Sathyaraj, Khushbu and Bhanupriya. Goundamani, Vijayakumar, Pradeep Shakthi, and C. R. Saraswathi play supporting ...

'' (1991) * ''

Gunaa ''Gunaa'' is a 1991 Indian Tamil-language psychological romantic drama film directed by Santhana Bharathi and co-written by Sab John. The film stars Kamal Haasan, Rekha and newcomer Roshini. The film revolves around a newly released psychiatric ...

'' (1991) * ''

Thalapathi ''Thalapathi'' () is a 1991 Indian Tamil-language gangster drama film written and directed by Mani Ratnam, and produced by G. Venkateswaran. The film stars Rajinikanth and Mammootty with Arvind Swamy in his feature-film debut, Jaishankar, Amri ...

'' (1991) * ''

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'' (1992) * ''

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'' (1993) * ''

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'' (1993) ;Malayalam * ''

Chamaram ''Chamaram'' is a 1980 Malayalam film written by John Paul Puthusery and directed by Bharathan, starring Nedumudi Venu, Zarina Wahab, Prathap Pothan and Ratheesh. The story is about the tumultuous affair between a student and his college lectu ...

'' ;Hindi * '' Khatron Ke Khiladi'' (1988) ;Kannada * ''

Lockup Death ''Lockup Death'' is a 1994 Indian Kannada-language action film directed and written by Om Prakash Rao starring Devaraj, Nirosha and Saikumar. The film was produced by Ramu for his Ramu Enterprises production banner. It was the first Kannada ...

'' (1994)

Director

* ''Kaliyuga Vishwamitra'' (1989)

References

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